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<h1>Creating a topic template
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<P>Having a topic template can ease the process of creating new topics by providing a framework to build on. Using topic templates can also help to ensure consistency throughout your help project.</P>

<h4>To create a topic template</h4>

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	<li><a href="htfile.htm">Create an HTML file</a> and add the sample text, fields, tables, forms, and other design elements that all the files  of this type should contain.
	<li>Add boilerplate text to make it easy to identify each element.
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	<li>To get a better idea of how a topic template might look, you can <a href="httempex.htm">view the topic templates</a>.
	<li>You can reduce the time it takes to create individual help files or Web pages by distributing a template to all the authors working on a help system or Web site.
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